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US, Ukraine teams meet in Paris to tackle 'most difficult issues' in Russia war talks
US and Ukrainian negotiators meet in Paris on Wednesday for a new round of talks aimed at securing a ceasefire with Russia, with territorial disputes and the fate of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on the agenda. The talks come a day after Ukraine's Western allies agreed key security guarantees for Kyiv, including a US-led monitoring mechanism and a European multinational force.
US and Ukrainian negotiators meet in Paris on Wednesday for a new round of talks aimed at securing a ceasefire with Russia, with territorial disputes and the fate of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on the agenda. The talks come a day after Ukraine's Western allies agreed key security guarantees for Kyiv, including a US-led monitoring mechanism and a European multinational force.
